Karianne Moen

Lecturer

Email: Karianne.Moen@phs.no

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Background and experience

Detective Superintendent

I am a Detective Superintendent and a PhD candidate. I am doing research of the Police`s experience with mentally challenged victims of abuse, with a special focus on investigative and preventive actions. The study pursues to develop knowledge of the challenges that police coordinators face in their police practice, and whether different police districts have a unitary and unified practice on how to fulfill their role and task regarding the legal security of the mentally challenged.

Teaching

Police investigation
Investigative interviewing
Guidance on bachelor thesis

Research

Police investigation, crime prevention and intelligence
Sexual abuse
Domestic abuse
Family violence and sexual abuse coordinators
Investigative interviews
Persons with I/DD victims of abuse

Research groups

Investigation and Legal Safeguards

Åker, Tone Hee; Moen, Karianne; Josefsson, Kristina Areskoug & Frawley, Patsie (2024). Empowering Healthcare Professionals: Exploring Experiences Leading a Violence Prevention Course for Adults With Intellectual Disability. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. ISSN 1934-9491. 62(5), p. 363–375. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-62.5.363. Full text in Research Archive
Moen, Karianne; Åker, Tone Hee & Gulati, Gautam (2024). Legal Vulnerability – Police Officers’ Stories in Their Meeting with People with Intellectual Disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. ISSN 1501-7419. 26(1), p. 159–172. doi: 10.16993/sjdr.1068. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
This study examines the legal vulnerability of people with intellectual disabilities exposed to domestic violence and sexual abuse, and has the research question: How is the legal vulnerability of people with intellectual disabilities represented in stories of abuse and violence told by the police? The study is based on interviews with 11 police officers who coordinate such cases. The term legal vulnerability and Goffman’s theoretical perspectives of the interaction order is used to provide an understanding of factors which may challenge the competence in safeguarding their legal rights. The analysis generated five themes. Our findings suggest that their lack of competence or experience in social interaction with others makes them vulnerable to exploitation. Legal vulnerability also occurs in the interaction with the police, due to a mismatch in police officers’ expectations of an investigative interview and their challenges to account for what they have been subjected to.
Moen, Karianne (2023). Mulige årsaker til lite bevissthet om utviklingshemmede i politiets praksis. In Dahl, Nina Christine (Eds.), Skyldig?: Funksjonshemmedes møte med strafferettspleien. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215067353. p. 63–82. Full text in Research Archive
Hoel, Linda Antoniett & Moen, Karianne (2023). Keyless coordinators: The Family and sexual violence coordination scheme and its challenges in protecting human rights in cases involving persons with intellectual disability. Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing (NJSP). 10(1), p. 1–16. doi: 10.18261/njsp.10.1.5. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
From organisational perspectives, this study examines coordinatorsʼ experience in the field of domestic violence and sexual abuse, regarding the coordinator scheme and role. The paper has two related research questions: 1) In general, how do police organizational structures affect the coordinatorsʼ role and work? And 2) How does this reflect the coordinatorsʼ work to defend legal rights in cases involving persons with intellectual disability? The study is based on interviews with 11 coordinators. The analysis reveals that due to coordinatorsʼ organisational placement, they were not included in decision-making meetings, and that lack of mechanisms for accountability made the coordinatorsʼ work invisible. The concept of ʻkeyless coordinatorsʼ was developed to emphasise the need for mechanisms to ensure intra-organisational coordination of resources, competence, and shared understanding regarding the policeʼs work in this area, and in particular, to safeguard the legal rights of, and adapt the work to the needs of, persons with an intellectual disability.
Edvardsen, Oddbjørg & Moen, Karianne (2020). Politiets etterforskning av seksuelle overgrep mot utviklingshemmede, Utviklingshemming og seksuelle overgrep, Kunnskap, rettssikkerhet og beskyttelse. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215041438. p. 135–146. Full text in Research Archive

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Hoel, Linda Antoniett & Moen, Karianne (2024). Ingen quick-fix i politiets håndtering av mishandling i nære relasjoner. Full text in Research Archive
Moen, Karianne & Åker, Tone Hee (2023). Experiences of leading a violence and abuse prevention program for adults with intellectual disabilities in Norway: A qualitative explorative study. Full text in Research Archive
Moen, Karianne (2022). Når man har manglende forutsetninger til å forstå hva man står ovenfor: Politiets erfaring med utviklingshemmede utsatt for overgrep. Full text in Research Archive
Åker, Tone Hee & Moen, Karianne (2022). En kvinne med downs ble voldtatt, at hun ble hørt i retten tilhører sjeldenhetene. Full text in Research Archive
Moen, Karianne (2022). Forskere er bekymret for rettsikkerheten til Psykisk utviklingshemmede. [Internet]. forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive

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